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Application March 27, 1947, Serial No. 737,584

2 Claims. (C1. 91-3) This invention relates to apparatus for icing various pastries.

Diicrent bakers of pastries use different types and size of conveyors depending on the type and size of pastry made. Icing the pastries is usually done by hand or a permanent set up of machinery and pastry conveyor.

l't is therefore the main object of this invention to provide a portable icer capable of being used in any part of a plant with or without any type of pastry conveyor.

Another object of this invention is to provide an icer which is adapted for use as an automatic icing machine or as a hand operated one.

A further object of this invention is to provide an icing mechanism which is adapted for easy rearrangement of feeding combinations in accordance with specifications submitted by custorners.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple mechanism for loading and protecting the icing tank during the loading process.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a portable icer which will be simple to 0perate and which will need a minimum of adjustments, once the icing operation has begun.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in Which- Fig. l is a rear elevational View of the icing tank showing one method of supporting the icing head.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the icing head and its supporting mechanism partially in section.

Fig. 3 shows the end plate in position on the liciug head.

Fig. l is a top plan view of the guard rail and the attachable dolly.

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the icing machine with the side wall removed.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail section of Fig. 5 of the upper extremity of the icing tank at the hinge point of the cover, showing the position Aof the icing sieve in such tank.

Fig. 7 is a rear elevation phantom View of the icing machine.

Fig. 8 is a rear elevational view of the icing tank showing the method of supporting a hand operated icing head.

Fig. 9 is a rear elevational view of the icing tank showing a method of attaching the icing head to the customers conveyor in a fixed position.

Fig. `10.is a side elevational view ofthe icing 2 machine showing the position `of a detachable loading skid. I

Fig. l1 is a plan view of a section of Fig.`10 showing the relation of the top of the skid to the tank top.

ular to the icer shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, this icer comprises a tank l supported by rotatable casters 2. This tank I has a hand rail 3 attached near the top of tank I and surrounding said tank I. Attached to one side 4 of said tank I near the bottom is a guard rail 5 which has a projecting end base 6 having a hole l cut vertically through Vsaid base 6. An attachable dolly 8 having rotatable casters 2 is attached to the projectingend` base 5 of guard rail 5 by means of bolts 9.

An adjustable clamp I0 is attached rigidly to the handrail 3 on the side 4 of said tank I. To an outlet opening II situated near the bottom and center of said side 4 of said tank I is attached a flexible hose I2 by means of a curved fitting I3 so that said hose I2 runs vertically upward along the side li of said tank I, curves downward an'd runs through an adjustable clamping block I4 which is in turn supported by a horizontal Supporting arm I5. Said clamping block I4 is slidable along said supporting arm I5 and is tightened in position by means of a clamping stud I6.

A vertical supporting post I1 passes through an adjustable opening I8 located in said clamp IIJ and through the opening 1 located in'said end base 6 of the guard rail 5. A clamping stud I9 Vclamps the vertical supporting post Il against` the .sides of the opening 'l of said end base 6. Clamp IB also supports said supporting post Il when it is tightened around said supporting post I'l.` A clamping block 2U having two openings 2| and 22 therein set at right angles to each other is slidable along said supporting post Il which projects through opening 2l. The horizontal supporting arm I5 projects through the opening 22 in said clamping block 20. A knurled tightening bolt 23 is used to clamp said clamping block 2l) in a predetermined position along said vertioal supporting post Il while another tightening bolt 24clamps said horizontal supporting arm I5 in a predetermined position within said opening 22 `of the clamping block 2U. A hook 25 is attached to one side of said clamping block 2D by means of `studs 26 in such a position that the flexible hose I2 may rest within the curved portion 21 of said hook 25. Said flexible hose I2 is attached to a tubular metal fitting 28 which is in turn connected to a iiange 29 of the feeding head 30. A valve 3| situated within the tubular fitting 28 can be opened or closed by means of an external lever 32 which projects from said tubular fitting 28.

Two depending supporting arms 33 are attached at their curved ends 34 to the rear of said feeding head 33. The other ends 35 of said supporting arms 33 are threaded and pass through openings 36 in said horizontal supporting arm I5 and are held in position by means of knurled nuts 31 which tighten on the upper and lower sides of said horizontal supporting arm I5.

The feeding head 3G is equipped with. a valve plate 38 having various size holes 39 therein and.

a distributor plate 40 having the same size holes 4I.. The valve plate 3 8 lies horizontally along the median line of the feeding head 3D while the distributor plate 40 lies horizontally in the small feeder opening d2 located in the bottom of said feeding head 30. Various hole combinations on different valve and distributor plates may be in tureof the icing mix. The top 2 of said icing tank 5i) is closed by a cover 53 having aPiexiglas peephole 54. vSet in the top 52 of said icing tank is an air bleeder valve 55 provided with an automatic` air release valve 5t which may be set at any predetermined pressure and a manual air release lvalve 51 whose function will be described hereinafter. The coverv 53` is pivoted aroundl a hinge 58 `and is provided with three leverage locks 59 arranged one to each side and one in front of the icing tank cover 53. In. the upper portion of the icingtank 5G is suspendedv a sieve E supported at intervals by a sieve support lug El. Said sieve 60 being removable by lifting out oftheficing tank 5t. A round rubber gasket 62 provides an air-tight closurey between the cover '53 and the tank support rim 63. A stainless steel piping 5 4leads from the bottom of the icing tank 5U through an opening II` in the side wall 4 of the icer tank I to the curved pipe tting I3 which iisconnected to the flexible hose I2 by means of a hose clamp. 65. Another clamp 65A holds the upright portion of the hose I2 against the side wall 4 of the tank I..

InftheA second compartment 41 is located a motorx, an air compressor 61 and a compressed air storage tank 58. An outlet pipe 69 leads from saidstorage tank 58 into the third compartment 4,8 which contains an air reducing valve 1U and an air guage 1I, the face of which is set in an opening 12 located in the side walljof said main tank I for easy reading. The outlet piping 5.9 connects to said-reducing valve and said air V`guage 1I andA empties into the top of said icing tank- 5I). A foot jack 13 is providedyto lift the machine off one caster 2 to prevent movement of the Referring now to Fig. 8, the embodiment shows a hand operated icing head 14 suspended from the hook 25 when not in use.

Referring to Fig. 9, the embodiment shows a stationary icing head 3f) afxed to the customers conveyor 45. Rigid mounting posts 15 are affixed to the top of the conveyor 45 by means of bolts 15. A horizontal supporting bar 11 is held in position along said vertical supporting post 15 by means of two clamping blocks 18 which are provided with locking studs 1Q to permit raising or lowering of said horizontal supporting bar 11. The icing head 30 is suspended from this horizontal supporting bar 11 by means of the dependent supporting arms 33 as hereinbefore described.

Referring now to Fig. il), and Fig. 11, the ernbodiment shows the portable icer with a loading attachment Sii comprising a pair of guide rails 8l arranged in vertical. parallel relationship and supported at its lower end 32 by the guard rail 5. The upper portion 83 of said loading attachment is curved toward the tank cover 53 at right angles to the vertical guide rails 8E so that said curved upper portion 83 lies horizontal with the top of said tank I and slightly above it. A brace support 84 is built into the inner curve of said curved upper portion 33 to enable it to support a heavy loading bowl.

Said brace support 84 has a section 85 adapted to fit around said hand rail 3 so that said rloading attachment 35i may be supported at the top by the handrail 3 while the bottom part 82 of said loading attachment Sii is supported by said guard rail 5.

` The operation of the device is as follows:

A bowl containing the icing mix is lifted along the guide rails 3l of the loading attachment 80 until the bowl rests on the upper horizontal portion 85 of said loading attachment While in this position, the bowl is upended and the icing mix poured into the open top of the icing tank 5B. Then the cover 53 is locked in position by means of the three quick engagement, quick release leverage locks 59.

The proper hole size valve platre 38 and distributor plate. iii are inserted in the icing head and the motor 5e and air compressor 51 are started up. The compressed air, is forced into the compressed air storage tank 58 from which it is pumped through pipeline Se, the air reducing valve 15 and the air guage 'Si to the top of the icing tank 55. The icing charge may be inspected during operation through the Plexiglas window 54 situated in the top of the icing tank cover 573. icing is now forced from the bottom of the icing tank 53 through stainless steel sanitary piping 54, fitting I3 and ay flexible rubber hose i2 to the icing head 3u where the speed of the icing feed is observed. Since no two batches of icing mix have the exact 4saine consistency, this observation is necessary before the operator adjusts the reducing valve 'lilV and the automatic air release valve toprovide the proper pressure for a predetermined icing feed. Once this is adjusted, the operator watches the, air guage 'il to be` assured that the proper pressure'is being maintained. The icing head 3FG may be held over the customers pastry conveyor 45. by means of the horizontal adjustable supporting arm I5 which is in turn supported by a verticaladjustable supporting post l1. By means of the adjustable clamps i5 and 6 vthe supporting post I1 may be lifted off the lowered until its bottom rests on the floor and then the clamps l and 8 are retightened. In addition, by loosening clamping nut 23 of the clamping block 20, said clamping block 20, which carries the horizontal supporting arm i5, may be raised or lowered along the length of said supporting post Il. Said horizontal supporting arm I5, which carries the icing head 30 may also be adjusted horizontally through said clamping block 20 by means of a clamping nut 24. Also, said horizontal arm i may be rotated around said vertical supporting post il when said clamping nut 23 is backed up slightly.

Should the operator wish to cut-olf the flow of icing suddenly, he throws the lever 32 which closes an internal valve 3l situated across the opening leading from the hose tting 28 into the icing head 3i). A manual air release valve 5l is also provided for the operator to release all the air pressure in the icing tank 50 before opening the cover 53.

When the horizontal arm I5 is to be used, an attachable dolly 8, equipped with rotatable casters 2, is provided to prevent the machine from tipping over. Said attachable dolly 8 is attached by means of bolts 9 to the side of the guard rail 5. When said icer is trundled alongside the customers conveyor 45, said dolly 8 slides underneath said conveyor 45.

When the icing feed head 30 is to be mounted on the customers conveyor 45, the embodiment shown in Fig. 9 is used. In that arrangement, the icing head 30 and its supporting horizontal arm 'I'l may be raised or lowered by loosening the stop nuts 'I9 which clamp the pair of supporting blocks 18 along the pair of supporting vertical posts which are firmly bolted to the top of the customers conveyor 45.

Where hand operation is desired, the clamping block 20 is used without the horizontal supporting bar l5 as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The operator moves the icing head 14 by hand over the moving pastries on the conveyor 45. When said operator is finished with a particular batch of pastries, he can hang the icing head 14 on the hook 25 attached to the clamping block 20 by looping the rubber feeding hose I2 over said hook 25.

Should the operator wish to change the type of icing feed to the pastries, then he removes the end plate 43 by unscrewing the holding bolts 44 and replaces either the valve plate 38 or distributor plate 40 or both depending on the pat tern he wishes to obtain.

A further embodiment is provided to enable the operator to load the icer without marring the finish of said icer. The loading skids 8| which perform this function are shown in Figs. l0 and 11 of the drawings. The mixing bowl (not shown) is lifted along the skid rails 8| until said bowl is resting on the top 83 of said loading attachment 80. The mixing bowl is then tilted until the icing mix flows into the icing tank 50.

As will be seen from the above description, the invention discloses a versatile icing machine capable of being operated in various manners in connection with a plurality of attachments. This provides a portable icer, hand or automatically operated, and which is adaptable to innumerable combinations of icing feeds and positions. The device may be completely portable and independent of a customers conveyor or it may be attached to the conveyor during the icing process. In addition to being flexible in the arrangement of varied combinations, the portable icer enables the operator to use the basic equipment to which may be attached any of the combinations mentioned above.

While, in disclosing the principles of our invention and its preferred embodiment, we have described various detailed structure and relationship, it will be understood that such embodiu ment and details are given by way of example only and not as limiting the scope of our invention.

We claim:

1. A substantially completely self-contained portable icer to be utilized in conjunction with a conveyor structure carrying products to be iced, comprising a tank having a plurality of compartments, means in one of said compartments for increasing air pressure, means for regulating said air pressure, an icing tank situated in another of said compartments, interconnecting pipes to supply said icing tank with air pressure from said means for increasing said air pressure, an icing head, interconnecting pipes for supplying said icing head with icing from said icing tank, a vertical supporting post secured to said tank, a horizontal supporting arm secured to said vertical supporting post, said icing head being secured to said horizontal supporting arm, means for fixing said horizontal supporting arm in a plurality of vertical positions relative to said vertical supporting post and means for fixing said horizontal supporting arm horizontally at a plurality of points along its length to said vertical post and at a plurality of positions angularly about said vertical post.

2. A portable icer as claimed in claim 1 including means for positioning said vertical supporting post in a plurality of vertical positions re1a tive to said tank.

CURT MICHAELIS. KURT PREUSS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record. in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,139,353 Ellis May 1.1, 1915 1,295,451 Duffy Feb. 25, 1919 2,431,029 Duffy Nov. 12B, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 421,807 France 1911 16,011 Great Britain 1914 

